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Hicks: Michelle Shocked stages sit-in outside Santa Cruz venue

By Tony Hicks

Contra Costa Times

Posted:
03/30/2013 12:31:41 PM PDT

Updated:
03/30/2013 12:31:47 PM PDT

Michelle Shocked sat outside the Santa Cruz venue she was supposed to play Thursday night, playing guitar with her face covered and her mouth taped over, protesting the cancellation after she went on an anti-gay rant at a San Francisco show two weeks ago.

The New York Times reported that Shocked, 51, sat on the ground outside Moe's Alley strumming an acoustic guitar. Instead of talking to spectators, she pointed to a sign and invited people to use a marker and write their comments on her all-white outfit.

Shocked tweeted a message to followers early that day, informing them of her plans and inviting them to come down.